Sugared Cranberries

December 25, 2008

My number one recipient of Christmas candy is my college roommate. It is her tastes I consider when planning the candy to make each year. She knits amazing things for us and I send her sweets. I know I have the better end of the deal, but I do what I can. When I came across a recipe […]

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Presents sent

December 23, 2008

My Christmas candy has now been given or sent away. (I make Christmas candy for my Christian friends, Purim packages for the Jewish ones). There is something so satisfying about all the hard work going into a pretty package ready to be given as a gift. I have always liked making and giving homemade gifts […]

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Peppermint Mocha Pudding

December 18, 2008

One of the best things about the holiday season is that peppermint, one of my all time favorite flavors, suddenly becomes ubiquitous. Instead of being relegated to peppermint patties and the occasional girl scout cookie it becomes a coffee shop staple, right there next to the lattes. I try to resist, because really, I do not need the […]

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a quick note

December 16, 2008

Due to finals and other logistical busy-ness, baking has been pretty much on hold for the last week. (Although, there is one secret baking project that I have been working on and will reveal when the time is right). I will have more to post about once the holiday candy making gets underway, hopefully by […]

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Pumpkin Marshmallows

December 10, 2008

I recently acquired a new cook book (and by acquired, I mean somehow I clicked the button the placed it in my Amazon cart. It is amazing how often that happens with cookbooks, I just can’t explain it). I am in love. It is an entire book dedicated to marshmallows. Now I happen to be […]

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Banana Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

December 4, 2008

Over the past week I have been doing so much baking I haven’t even had time to blog about it. Besides all of the thanksgiving baking that happened over the past week, a friend hired me to make the desserts for a lunch ‘n learn she taught yesterday. I had so much fun doing it! […]

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A Far Cry from a Pumpkin Pie

November 25, 2008

As many people with late November birthdays can attest, all too often pumpkin pie with a candle in it is what passes for a birthday cake in the days surrounding Thanksgiving. Now I have no problem with pumpkin pie. I am quite looking forward to the one I will be baking (and eating) on Thursday, […]

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

November 16, 2008

It seems that at this time of year I find myself gravitating towards recipes full of fall fruits and spice. Now I know that pumpkin isn’t really a fruit, but for the purposes of desserts I consider it close enough. I have been experimenting with pumpkin recipes this fall, but so far haven’t had much success (the two versions […]

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A Better Chocolate Buttercream

November 9, 2008

I have to admit I am not usually a huge fan of buttercream frostings, even when they are dairy. I tend to prefer things like ganache and cream cheese frostings which pack more flavor with less sweetness. However, some kinds of cakes really do need the sweet fluffiness of a good buttercream icing. When that is the […]

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Back to Baking

November 4, 2008

I’m back, after almost two weeks of not baking. After all of the holidays, and the associated large number of festive meals, we needed to get healthy eating back on track and decided to detox with phase 1 of the South Beach Diet. Not much fun, and almost no baking allowed. I did try to […]

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S’mores for Shabbat

October 28, 2008

Ever since I made s’mores with a blow torch in my kitchen I have been trying to figure out how to capture the sweet, oozy, deliciousness of a s’more in a cookie form. The challenge is that I serve most of my desserts on shabbat, which means that the s’more qualities need to come through […]

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